Patric= k J. Murphy became the first Iraq war veteran elected to Congress

in 2006 a= nd is currently a partner at the law firm of Fox Rothschild

LLP. Volu= nteering for combat after the September 11 terrorist attacks,

Mr. Murphy de= ployed to Baghdad in 2003 with the U.S. Army's 82nd Airbor=

ne Division. He earned the Bronze Star for Service. Prior to deployment,

Mr= . Murphy was stationed at the United States Military Academy at West

Point = where he taught Constitutional Law to cadets. During his two terms

in Congr= ess, Mr. Murphy fought for a pay raise for U.S. troops, a new

G.I. Bill for= men and women returning from combat and increased

protection for serviceme= mbers under the Servicemembers' Civil Relief

Act. Mr. Murphy re= ceived a B.A. from King's College and a J.D. from

Widener University = School of Law.